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      Home/Elections/2000/US Senate/Pennsylvania
      2000·US Senate·Pennsylvania

      Pennsylvania US Senate

      Winner
      REP
      Rick Santorum
      52.4%2,481,962 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Rob Klink
      45.5%2,154,908 votes
      Margin
      R+6.9
      4,735,116 total votes
      3 candidates4,735,116 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Rick SantorumREP✓
      		REP2,481,96252.4%
      Rob KlinkDEM
      		DEM2,154,90845.5%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH98,2462.1%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Pennsylvania(Class II)

      2024
      Dave McCormickREP
      R+0.2
      2022
      John FettermanDEM
      D+4.9
      2018
      Robert CaseyDEM
      D+13.1
      2016
      Patrick J ToomeyREP
      R+1.4
      2012
      Robert CaseyDEM
      D+9.1
      2010
      Patrick J ToomeyREP
      R+2.0
      2006
      Robert CaseyDEM
      D+17.4
      2004
      Arlen SpecterREP
      R+10.6
      1998
      Arlen SpecterREP
      R+26.6
      1994
      Rick SantorumREP
      R+2.5
      1992
      Arlen SpecterREP
      R+2.8
      1991(S)
      Harris WoffordDEM
      D+10.0
      1988
      John HeinzREP
      R+34.0
      1986
      Arlen SpecterREP
      R+13.6
      View all US Senate history for Pennsylvania →

      Candidates

      Rick SantorumREP
      Record4W-1L
      Avg MarginD+2.6
      Career1990-2006
      US Senate / US House
      Full profile →
      Rob KlinkDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg MarginR+6.9
      Career2000-2000
      US Senate
      Full profile →

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